atmuh Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 yeah so my income is about to go way up and i figured the first thing i should do is stop pirating stuff ive already stopped pirating video games completely just about and now im gonna move on to music and movies id like to start buying stuff i guess online because most stores are awful in your opinion whats the best place to get both digital copies and actual cds oh yeah and im not interested in weird indie sites that sell all this music that you guys might laud as so wonderful i like mainstream music thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I like Amazon. Plain MP3s. Oh yeah, Rhapsody is actually pretty cool, too. You pay like $7 a month or something and can listen to everything they have. But, if you wanna upload something to an MP3 player, you have to pay extra for each track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 iTunes? Or, if you want, head down to the mall and check out HMV or whatever the local equivalent is in your area. You can even listen to CDs in the store, just bring it to the counter and say, "Can I listen to this?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Go with Amazon. They have the actual CDs, or MP3s that are yours to use once you pay for them. And all the used CD sellers are a nice extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Amazon's the way to go pretty much, though on the rare occasion I'd actually would go to the retail shop to see if they have put up collections of particular bands/groups etc. I see this at best buy the majority of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Biznut Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 make a one shot purchase on ebay. Happy Ripping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJT Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 buy vinyl+digital download* *you may need a turntable to play vinyl. that's what i hear anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 find the artists youre interested in online and see what thing they promote their music on ive bought psilodump music from 10 different sites now but i think thats just how he is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Author Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Amazon using the OCR store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC2151 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I will jump on the bandwagon here and say Amazon, just because you'll usually find any and everything. You want Harry Partch's Delusions of the Fury? It's there all right (though for some reason my copy never arrived and I had to get a refund... but that was an isolated mistake). You want Terry Riley's The Book of Abbeyozzud? Oh yes it's there. You can do well to just really use Amazon for the most part. I don't buy CDs often, but when I do, it's usually of music not found easily in regular venues, and Amazon is the place to go. Plus, if you get the Prime membership, 97% of the things you look at have the option of being delivered to your address in two days, no matter what, and free. Very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I like Amazon. Plain MP3s.Oh yeah, Rhapsody is actually pretty cool, too. You pay like $7 a month or something and can listen to everything they have. But, if you wanna upload something to an MP3 player, you have to pay extra for each track. Or if you pay $15 a month you can put (almost) anything you want on your MP3 player w/o a surcharge. I've bought I think one CD since I got my Rhapsody subscription two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 i was thinking amazon was the way to go but it couldnt hurt to ask anyway just to see if there was somewhere else to go thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Or if you pay $15 a month you can put (almost) anything you want on your MP3 player w/o a surcharge. Whoa, that's cool. Never knew that. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olarin Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 When I'm going to buy something I tend to try to do some quick searching across several different sites to see where I can get the best price. Amazon's typically pretty reasonable, but sometimes you can get physical copies of stuff cheaper on Tower.com, and MP3 prices can vary widely depending on where you look and how much trouble you're willing to go to. I've subscribed to eMusic for a couple years now - they don't have a comprehensive selection by any means (they started out as a "weird indie site", as you put it), but they do have a significant amount of major-label stuff now, and for the most part it's cheaper than anywhere else - but since it's a subscription-based thing you'd have to poke around their site a bit to see if there's enough stuff you're interested in for it to be worth it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Or if you pay $15 a month you can put (almost) anything you want on your MP3 player w/o a surcharge.I've bought I think one CD since I got my Rhapsody subscription two years ago. But isn't that extra $8 technically a surcharge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Amazon is pretty good - I generally buy music from there, although I do buy on occasion from B&M stores like Best Buy, FYE, or the Virgin Megastore (when I'm in NYC). But if you're looking for VGM, beware, those tend to be fairly expensive in general. I'll sometimes prowl on sites like http://www.cdjapan.co.jp , http://play-asia.com , http://gamemusic.com , or http://www.vgmworld.com (only found this recently). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 But if you're looking for VGM, beware, those tend to be fairly expensive in general. I'll sometimes prowl on sites like http://www.cdjapan.co.jp , http://play-asia.com , http://gamemusic.com , or http://www.vgmworld.com (only found this recently). i dont really listen to vgm so that doesnt matter to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ella guro Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 buy vinyl+digital download**you may need a turntable to play vinyl. that's what i hear anyway. Agreed. Though probably most of the people on OCR are buying music that isn't pressed on vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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